[nocopy] hi All, yet anothr update, I know I am late, last week was a bit busy week and I was travelling this week end aswell, so this update is kind of rushed, I feel I havent done complete justice to it, I was tired and the thought were'nt flowing enough! but I had to give an update... The next one will be better!
Please do read and leave comments.
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Part 15
Anjali was sitting quietly in the hall, her posture composed, while she waited for Guptas to arrive.
Arnav and Kushi were the only one apart from Anjali who were not confused and suprised by the sudden call for family gathering. Naniji had guessed that whatever anjali was going to talk about is connected with Arnav and Kushi's decision to elope and get married and was giving them suspective glances.
Once everyone arrived and were seated, Kushi and Arnav were seated by either side of Anjali. Kushi was holding Anjali's hand all the while. Arnav was giving assured glances to Anjali whenever their eyes met, which only suggested his support for her, in whatever she decided.
Anjali announced that she was going for a divorce with shyam, this came as a shock for everyone, except for the two sitting by either side of her. while Arnav nodded in slient approval, Kushi sighed in relief.
Anjali went on with Shyam's deeds, and told them how Kushi had suffered silently, How the guptas were tricked and finally told them that Arnav's and Kushi's marraige was also linked to this. Kushi stiffened against Anjali, and nervosuly looked pleadingly at her, while Arnav, nodded at her to go ahead. Anjali smiled at both of them and told the family that the day Arnav came to know about Shyam, he decided to save her marriage and Kushi as well and decided to get married to her. Kushi sighed relieved that Anjali has saved Arnav's grace.
Anjali further told how the second chance that was given to shyam also failed, how he would never ever change, and she had made a wrong decision to marry him. She declared that her brother and his wife have suffered so long for her cause and she wouldnt let it continue any further.
Kushi's family was the first to react. Kushi's mother cried that Kushi had actually decided to keep mum and suffer silently , while they also misunderstood her actions.
While kushi went to console her family, Naniji and Mamiji broke, While Buaji asked kushi why she hadnt told them that this was the reason behind her marraige, there was an outurst from Mamiiji.
"Why didnt you tell us?" Mamiji's voice broke out in fury...
"Tell me Madhumathiji, you knew very well that Shyam was not a good man, He was spoiling your daughter's life as well as our daughter's life, then why didnt you tell us before? did you not think we ought to know the truth? not even when we had come to seek payal's hand for Aakash?"
"Mamiji, It was my fault, my decision not to disclose this..." Anjali spoke out "they decided to let us know, Kushi came to tell me, I stopped her from telling anyone"
"But Anjali bitiya, how can one simply decide to give their daughter even without checking the person's background?" Mamiji mused, she then went on to taunt the Guptas had decided to keep quiet for the sake of Payal and Aakash wedding, but they have kept this big a secret from them. She told even Payal had kept quiet about it
"chotey do something" Anjali whispered to her brother.
"No" Arnav denied to interfere. He himself every much wanted them to answer this question, how can they simply decide to give their daughter away, without even knowing about the person's history?
"Maa, didnt we do the same thing?" Aakash asked her, saving the situation.
"But Aakash...Anjali's was a love marraige"
"No, ma, the point is the same, Shyam is a clever man, he has deceived us and he has decieved them, lets not try to find fault against eachother, we need to see what needs to be done next"
"but How can ..."
"Mamiji" Kushi spoke "It was my fault, Neither my Family nor JiJI wanted me to keep quietabout Shyam's betrayal... I came to tell her but I was not able to tell Di, if anyone is at fault it is me... But please, lets leave it here, We need to see what can be done to help Di, she needs us, lets not argue over this please"
"No Kushi" Buaji spoke, "it was my fault, I have to admit it... I disnt do what was expected of me..I was blinded by his sweet speech, then when we should have told them, we kept quiet, We only thought to save anjali from torment, but we were giving her more indirectly."
"No buaji, It was not your fault, I was always the son of the family, You remember I always used to say that I will stay forever with you only...When Shyam came to stay with us saying he didnt have a family, he looked after Bauji well, you thought well for me...I was always your pet girl aint I?"
Buaji hugged Kushi,
"My decision, made you suffer so much titaliya!"
"No buaji your decision pushed me to take the best decision in my life" Kushi smiled at her!
"to elope with my brother?" Anjali asked her teasingly, lightening the mood
"And Buaji, I knew of this much before, so even if you had told me about it, it wouldnt have changed anything... I was hoping that Shyam would change, but today I realised that he wouldnt, thanks to Kushi and chotey, I think I am better off without him"
The family accepted the bitter truth, But the eldest in the family, Naniji silently sat there, maintaining her silience.
"Naniji?" Anjali asked tentatively.
Nani stood up and walked towards the place where Anjali and Arnav were standing.
"The lessons of life will always make what you are, if the decisions that you have made today has something to say about the strength that you possess mentally, Anjali Bitiya, I am proud of what life has turned you into!" Nani told her and then turned to
"we have not agreed on most of things chotey, you always had you way, however harsh you seem to be, it all goes to show how much you are commited to your family, your sister. However, I feel there is more to what I have been told today, I will wait for the entire truth because though I do not approve of your ways,I trust your decision"
"I dont understand what else you feel is held from you Nani" Arnav told her with increased caution.
" why did you decide to keep her in close proxity of Shyam all these days? didnt you realise the potential threat for Kushi? and also, its been almost 2 months since you knew of this truth... what happened suddenly to decide on revealing htis truth ot us and what was the reason that you all held this truth from us for so long?"
"I can tell you the answer for one of the questions Naniji..." Anjali told her "I faked my pregnancy, Kushi and Arnav found about it yesterday!"
After the initial shock passed away, Nani nodded sadly.
With that she turned and beckoned Kushi towards her.
Then she put Kushi's hand in Arnav's and for the first time after their wedding gave them her blessings with all her love.
"Though you didnt believe in marraige, you went for it for your sister's sake and I dont have doubts, that this girl will make you stay in it forever. I have that much trust in her"
It was a emotional family reunion, forgiveness asked and granted without any hestitation, The love, care and support that only family can render, flowing without inclination, grudge, for the two women who had directly suffered from Shyam's hands had all the while kept quiet, their decisions always centered around the single goal to ensure that their close ones were saved the torment, now the family decided to show much they cared for willingly.
And the man for whom these two women meant the world, realised, with full bearing, how close to destruction the actions of shyam has come to affect them both. He vowed to make everything right for them, From that time forth, he pledged himself, he wouldnt even let Shyam's shadow to ruin their happiness.
But his vow soon came to test, with a voice, ringing with fake sweetness, but suggested abhorrence.
"What a lovely scene to behold, the entire family is here!" Shyam called out to everyone gathered there.
to be continued...
Edited by abavi - 12 years ago
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